What kind of benefits do you get from your job?
 

Not talking about salary here, but I guess everything else that comes along with your job. Honestly its all pretty new to me so I'm excited to have benefits at all, no idea if they're really any good or not.

I have pretty comprehensive medical, dental, life insurance, and long term disability, and it costs about $60 pre-tax from my paycheck every two weeks.

For working here less than 5 years, I get 2 weeks vacation a year, plus 7 holiday days per year. Sick days are not limited, but are also not to be abused.

They have a 401k that you can put up to 15% of your paycheck into, they will match up to 4% at 50 cents on the dollar.

They just froze all the pensions, but that really doesnt affect me much at this point being a new employee. It did piss off a lot of other people though.

I also have a TV, which is awesome when I work nights. And free reign on the internet of course. And my boss is very cool. Not sure if those things are official benefits though.

Yup, so some of you probably have way better benefits than I do, but hell, this time last year I didnt have any!

Bryan

401k, no insurance being part time, a stiff neck.

well im part time so my benefits arent really that impressive, lets see id ont get scheduled i just show up, always allat ypes of soda in the fridge for free, donuts, bagels, pretzels are always in the kitche, pizza simetimes, air conditioning, and an amazing acomputer chair i need to take for my house.

i'll let you know in 117 days! :(

All of my benefits come from my parents because I am still a full-time student. I know full-time people here get dental, medical, and all that stuff, but not me since I am part-time! lol

As far as perks for my job I get:

~6hrs of paid time off every pay period, which adds up to 12 hrs per month. After 2 years employement that raises, which included me because I have been here for almost 3 years.

~Shared success pay at the end of the year, which is generally 3 weeks paycheck giving to you on top of your pay.

~$500-$1,000 employee referrals

~Full tuition reimbursment for full-time, part time recieves up to $5,000 per year in their first year employment, which again my balanace is now increased due to the fact that I have been here for 3 years.

~paid sick days

~1 free trip per year called a fam trip, familiarization trip to be exact. You get a list of trips to choose from, pretty much anywhere you can desire. You recieve that after 1 year of employement in Travel, which I have just completed.

~There are certain vehicle companies, I believe GM which we recive the benefit of buying cars at dealer cost.

~free AAA premier membership anually, and it renew's itself.

Free Medical, Dental, Vision, Life. 3 weeks paid vacation begining of the year. 50%401K match up to 6% for 3 years then full. Pretty much golden company. Rated one of the best IT companies for benefits & growth. :)

Heatlh INsurance (very good dental and decent medical)

company phone

paid 2 weeks vacation (haven't had a vacation for the past and only 3 years I have been here though, looking to take a family (boss ;) ) paid for vacation out to vegas in april)

A healthy X-mas bonus. I really understand how people rely on these, each year, they have been a blessing in disguise. Even though it all goes back to gifts, it means I basically have a free x-mas. it helps, and I REALLY appreciate it

Side job referrals (it's good money on the side untill I can talk the old man in to a % position. they are usually crappy jobs, but money is money when you are saving to build a dream home as first home)

And the one that I REALLY depend on, the "gaurenteed" yearly raise.

That's about it. No 401k, no company car, no company card, no other perks, nothing. I get paid a good amount and I enjoy my job. I was actually offered a job (shhh) with another company, boss doesn't know about it and I declined. The money was actually better and it included health insurance+401k+vacation. I didn't get any other gaurentee's, and quite frankly, I have more opportunity where I am. That's an entirely DIFFERENT beneift. The benefit of taking over the company :thumbup: You can't put these other benefits in the place of that.

im not sure about specifics without looking them up...401k, medical, dental, accidental death, stock options, etc... and free cable, internet and cheap phone... and discounts on all kinds of products...from cars to phones to appliances.

Health insurance(medical, life, vision, and prescription)

Decent 401K

After ripping a roof for 12-16 hrs., all the beer you can swallow.

Golf, lots of golf.

Lift, free access to every tool on earth, free inspections, free oil changes.

i work with a plumber. im labeled as a helper. my boss is willing to pay for me to go through the 4 years of schooling but i just recieved my AS in criminal justice so im trying to get a police job.

i get the major holidays off and paid for. ex. christmas, thanksgiving, new years.... i also get 1 full paid week off. plus x-mas bonus.

full health insurance. i pay like 15 for doc visit. 10 for meds. 50 emergency room. im covered at almost any doctor in NJ. i get my dental through my mom shes a teacher and its like 10 dollars a month.

all the OT i want to work. i get paid for the time i drive to jobs, well the guy i work with drives and i usually sleep hahah. so jobs a hour away i get paid 1 hours to sleep.

also i can borrow any tool he has, backho, jackhammer, he pretty much has the works. pay cost for anything i want.


oh i forgot to mention, any goverment job is a rate job meaning i now get paid going rate which is usually around 35$ a hour.

12 days paid vacation (one more for each year you work starting with 10)
along with paid national holidays, medical, dental, vison, RX, 401k 100% matched up to 3.5%, unlimited paid sick leave (if not abused), bereavement time, holiday bonus.

other things that arent really bennefits, but 'perks' of working at a really small company:

paid lunch, leave work on fridays at 4pm (but still get paid til 5), paid appointments (doctors ect). Early dissmissals (if its snowing or business is slow during the holidays). Free work clothes (shirts, hoodies,ringers gloves, steel toed boots). Access to any tools I want to borrow;)

All the oxygen I can breathe....100% 02 really cures a hangover!

Free breakfast
Free (real) lunch (aka flank steak tommorrow)
Free medical
Free dental
Free pension (contribution given based on salary)
Free hamburgers on summer holidays (4th of july, memorial day, labor day)
Free cell phone and service paid
Free laptop
13 days of paid vacation, excluding holidays
Get out early at 2pm on fridays in the summer

Got free tickets to the club box at the linc several times
Got floor seat tickets to a sixers game once($600 a ticket, and got to bring teh gf)
vendors pay for nights out at sports games, bars, and strip clubs
Paid for classes for something specific regarding IT
Paid for one conference per year (IT related)
Also when traveling, everything expensed, and all points on cards i get to keep ;)


small business values in a large ass (4.8 billion in sales this year) company

I have self employment benefits: rediculous medical insurance premiums, killer high taxes, 4 cold months of sleepless nites wondering how I will pay the mortgage.....etc.

However, I do get to make my own schedule, take insanely long lunches whenever/wherever I want, and laugh at all the rat-race folks that hold real jobs.

Insurance: medical, dental vision.
Car allowance
Expense account
Phone, broadband wireless internet paid for
401k, stock buy program

HMO and DMO 60~ from each paycheck ( every 2 weeks ) more PTO than i knew what to do with, and pretty much unlimited sick time ( i had my tonsils out and took 3 weeks payed off ) bangin company trips ( last one was to a notre dame game in baltimore, before that we had courtside tickets at the sixers, before that it was a billy joel concert )

of course, my girlfriends dad owns the company

1 free meal per shift

The only thing i get out of my job is knowing that i am helping people who i will be competing with for a job within the next few years..

ah cool, this gives me a good idea of where i stand, and i guess its not all that bad... pretty middle of the road i guess.
i cant complain about my job at all though, its no stress compared to past work i've done and the pay is a good bit better. schedule is also very flexible and when its not busy i get to research car stuff and work on tst and stuff :)

I guess I fend fairly well. my benefits are as follows:

very comprehensive medical, dental, eye care, life insurance, short term and long term disability. (about $50 every pay period which is 2 weeks)

2 1/2 weeks Paid vacation per year compounded bi-weekly. as well as 14 days of "discreationary" time which is used as sick time, personal days, etc.

401K With a company match. not sure about the rate. It just changed but I dont know the new rate.

Employee Stock purchase Program. Opportunity to purchase stock at a discount rate. Max buy in of a few thousand shares every year (blackout purchase dates apply)

And now for the best benefit ever:mrgreen:

Vendor accomodation programs: The oportunity to purchase consumer electronics direct from the manufacturers at savings ranging from 50-90% off of retail.

Let me help ya there Jon...

We get TONS of benefits... most notably....
Paid vacation, sick days and personal days...I'm over 5 years so I"m eligable for a total of 26 days!! And we get paid for unused sick time....

Our choice of about 5 different medical plans. I have Blue Cross PPO for my wife, baby, and myself = 75.00 per every 2 weeks...
You guys that say you have 'free' benefits...just curious...what are your coverages like? For instance... You need an operation.... it costs 10,000... you have to pay 10%... Is it 100% for everything? 90? 80?.....Ours is 90-100% depending on procedure.
401K with 100% company match up to 6%..but you can contribute upto 17.
Free digital cable, internet, and phone service. Free and 1/2 price ppv.
Employee stock purchase program at 15% off of the lowest price during the quarter...
Employee pricing on GM, FORD and all subsidiaries.
Discounted Nextel phones and service (40%-phones 20% services.)
Discounts on Panasonic and other name brands at 30-80%.

All in all i'd rate our medical coverage excellent. My wife spent 7 weeks in the hospital on bedrest with our baby...that plus the birth totalled over 75,000 dollars. We paid 2000. Not too shabby.

I get uhh...

Benefit of a doubt??

Brian, just know that your benefits are only there while you work there. ESPECIALLY, the life insurance. The others are obvious, but your life is term. So, as soon as you leave, it's gone. That is the crappy part. Paying into it, then losing it. If that is a big part to you, get some on your own. It will be at its cheapest right now, since you are still young.


I get my own work schedule, work from home, lifetime renewals, sent on vacations that are paid for, stock options, and stuffed animal ducks.

I'm an insurance agent, so if you guys have any questions about what you have, just send me a PM and I'll be happy to help you out. (Not trying to sell you. I live in Indiana and there is no way I'm going out there to help you out that much. hahaha. )

I work for the state....

If you add my sick, vacation, and personal days together I have 33 paid days off per year. Also I have 13 more days off for paid holidays. State has great benefits and I am not going to list everything. I also go on 2 week long trips per year. On one trip we always go to AC. The other trip always changes..... Cali, texas, georgia are some of the places they paid me to go.

I have multiple 60" wide color plotters that I can use at any time. 42" scanners, and so many other toys it is rediculous

Right now I work PT at a pet supply store, (FT college student). Umm...I get free pet supplies?? LOL I also can surf the net all day if we are not busy, pretty flexible schedule.

I am getting ready to switch jobs though, so we shall see :)

The only benefit(s) i get from my job is that i can't wait to get up and do it all over again the next day. No dental, no health, no 401k.....just sanity.

when i film weddings, i get all the food at the reception yum :)

^^^what he said....I get about 5 weeks of paid vacation/sick days per year, pension, etc....this isn't counting all of the paid holidays as well....I <3 the State of NJ

full medical benefits, $6 a month, matched 401K, week vacation and 5 orso personal days a year i think, 2 free phone lines and 2 basically free personal phone lines optional, discount on equipment and have time to be on tst about 95% of the day!

being part-time and havent worked at walgreens for 6 months yet, I got nothing.

I have pretty good benefits...Salary Employee, I don't pay 1 cent for any of my medical...but we'll see since currently I am not making a lot of money since this is my first full year here, my copays are pretty cheap, cheaper than when i was on my parents plan

401K 100% match up to 3% of my salary
2 weeks paid vacation (except i can;t use them in sweeps months...)
Unlimited personal/Sick days but can't abuse them...


Have my own studio w/ TV and internet, very laid back work environment, Frig is always full of beer go out for lunch for everyones birthday (only like 12 people) Free Sixers and Soul tickets usually one game but its cool.. Sweeps partys 3 months out of the years (Free food and Drinks) Christmass Bonus, there is probably more but I can't thinkof them right now...

No benefits, none.

3 and a half years at a pinball store and I get nothing nada zilch. But i get to use the car cleaning supplies when i want and some CD's here and there.

4 Weeks vacation 8 personal days All the usual holidays plus day after thanksgiving, good friday, new years eve and Christmas eve. Full union pension. w30 and out. Last estimate was 12k per month on the pension. Severance fund@ 22k last checked. Full blue cross health bennies. Get to f-off on here all day every other week. Then the other week i'm on the road taking 2 hour lunches with 1.5 of that consisting of photography time. Union YES!

i get....
3 weeks vac
4 personal days
10 holidays
5 half day holidays
401K Matched 100% up to 5% (can contribute to 15%)
i pay only $17 a check for med and dental
Life insurance 3x salary + 150k if it's accidental death
free trip to munich germany after 5 years of service
5 sick occurrances (up to 3 days per)
an hour lunch!!!

maybe we should post were we work, cause i know i'm curious about like half of you lol

A messed up knee, and no money for the almost 2 months u been outta work...

All the free wawa coffee you could ask for!!

I'm not in management yet but I hear they have some decent benfiets. I'm well on my way...Hopefully a few more weeks